In speaking to the Members of the Society a short time ago one of tho Vice-Prosidcuts uimle 

 reference to Members' work in tho following terms : — 



" The amount of Literary matter contributed to the Press by Members of the Hocioty no man 

 " can numbur, probably at least 200 Articles per annum being contributed by those who claim to be 

 " non-professional. Much of this is of a scientific character and not included in that lighter literature 

 " of which I have been speaking." 



It may be pointed out here that since the founding of the Society its Members have— in Burnley 

 and elsewhere — published no fewer thau 150 books and pamphlets. These are in all departments of 

 Literature, including History, Poetry, Antiquities, Fiction, as well as works dealing with Science and 

 Education — a list which is too long to append here. 



By Bule IIL it is enacted that " No one shall oe elected Honorary Member of the Society who 

 " has not made some contribution to Literature, Science or Art." 



Since 1893 the Society has elected 19 Honorary Members, and in each case the Honorary 

 Member elected has either published one or more works in some department of Literature, or has 

 made a fresh contribution to our Scientific knowledge, or has discovered some new application of those 

 forces applied to our industries. In this respect then the Society may claim to have paid honour to 

 whom honour is due. 



In 1897 the Kegistrar-Geueral of England and Wales granted a Certificate of Registration to the 

 Society under the Act 6 and 7 Vict., and this is numbered 690 on the list. 



During the existence of the Society a large number of gifts has been made to augment its 

 collection by Members and friends, and on.e of the objects of the proposed Bazaar is to enable the 

 Committee to provide suitable cases for the display and preservation of these gifts. It is also sought 

 to provide cases of objects for illustrating Lectures in Schools and other places. In some instances 

 these cases would be given, and in others tent free. The Committee also feel that a beginning should 

 be made towards the formation of a Fund to enable them to obtain permanent premises, and one 

 result of the Bazaar, it is hoped, will be to allow the Committee to begin this most desirable move- 

 No one acquainted with the trend of modern education will deny the vast possibilities for useful- 

 ness which now He— and in the future increasingly so— before such bodies as the Literary and 

 Philosophical Society, and it is with the hope and intention to avail itself of some of these 

 possibilities of usefulness that the Society has undertaken this Bazaar, and it is on this ground that it 

 appeals for your help and support. 



The following are also Officers of the Society : — 

 ComwiUie—J. TuoRNTON, W. Stanwokth, H. Charles, J. W. Eastwood, A. HAHTLEy, J. B,vi 



A, HOLDEN, J. VaNN. 



Finance Comniittce~R. Radcuffe, E. Snowden, J. W. Eastwooo, F. Butterfield. 



